Cold semi-arid
Avenal, California
Kings County, California · Population 13k · 814 ft elevation
Living in Avenal
Avenal has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 97°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 57, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Avenal: about 5% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Avenal at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 814 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,701 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5795th percentile
- Median home value
- $225k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,060/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 34°F | 1.4″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 38°F | 1.5″ | — | 210 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 42°F | 1.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 418 hrs |
| Jul | 97°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 39°F | 0.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 34°F | 1.2″ | — | 183 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology